YOUR VIEWS ARE IMPORTANT: Please complete the P&C feedback and planning survey

Thank you to all Yeronga State School families and friends for your outstanding support of P&C fundraising, activities and initiatives during 2019. The generosity of our school community enables the P&C to provide significant financial support for infrastructure and resources to assist our children and school that wouldn’t be available through any other means.

To prepare for 2020 and beyond, the P&C is now seeking feedback and input from all members, parents and carers about P&C services, initiatives, activities, communications and priorities. Your views are important and your responses to this survey will help to guide the development of the P&C’s new 2020-2024 strategic plan.

Have your say here! (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YSSPCsurvey2019)

Volunteers for Swimming Carnival Snow Cones

Senior Swimming Carnival Tuesday 26 November
A volunteer is needed to run the Snow Cone stall for our fantastic year 3 – 6 swimmers. It’s a highlight of their day in the sun. Please email the P&C at yerongasspandc@gmail.com if you can help out.

If you can’t coordinate the stall but can help out on the day sign up here. It's loads of fun and your kids will love you for it!

Junior Swimmers: Carnival 3 December with Snow Cones on 3 & 4 December

• Sign up to help out for just one hour from 12.45pm for Year 1: Tuesday 3 December - https://signup.com/go/TfkQrKO (the snow cones will be given out after second break at school, for the Year 1's when all classes have returned from the pool). 
• Sign up to help out for just one hour from 10.45am for Year 2:  Wednesday 4 December - https://signup.com/go/iSrfNav  (the snow cones will be given out on the following day after the carnival at first break for the Year 2's).

House swimming caps on sale - to pick up a new silicone swimming cap in house colours for your child/ren for the swimming carnival head to the Uniform Shop or Flexischools. Priced at just $9 each the new YSS swimming caps are high quality and long lasting.

Seeking quotes to upgrade old netball court oval

The P&C is working with the school in an effort to source funding to upgrade the 'old netball courts' oval behind the school hall, YOSHC , music building and the library. This will involve grading the degraded bank/hill that leads from the school buildings to the oval, removing the existing grass/ground cover, and adding top soil and new grass to the whole area.

Before we can proceed, quotes are needed to carry out the work. Please contact the P&C at ysspandcpresident@gmail.com for more information or to make a time to view the area for quoting purposes.

P&C Operations Manager role - applications close Sunday, 24 November

Applications for the new YSS P&C Operations Manager position are now open (advertised on SEEK) and close at 11:30pm THIS Sunday evening 24 November. This new role has been created to ensure the continued sustainability, quality and growth of the P&C and its operations (Tuckshop, Uniform Shop, YOSHC, and fundraising and community building activities).  

If you are interested in the role please email P&C presidents, Kym Mansfield and Hamish Townsend, at ysspandcpresident@gmail.com to obtain a copy of the P&C Operations Manager Position Description and Key Selection Criteria. We are happy to answer any questions you may have.

RISE SPORTS

Sports Excellence Program Seminar - Thursday, 28 November

Anyone interested in learning about the opportunity for Yeronga State School to host a Sports Excellence Program is invited to a special seminar:

When - Thursday 28th November, from 6:00-7:00pm

Where - Yeronga State School Library  (Resource Centre)

YSS Tennis Championships

A record number of students entered the Yeronga State School Tennis Championships at the school's courts on Monday 4 November, and Tuesday, 5th November. Great tennis was on display from all that took part. 

Congratulations to our winners: 

• Red Ball Champion - Tristan H
• Red Ball Doubles Champions - John H & Tristan H
• Orange Ball Champion - Sasha W
• Orange Ball Doubles Champions - Jack G & Henry M
• Green Ball Champion - Edward L
• Green Ball Doubles Champion - Angus K & Jeffrey Z
• Sportsmanship Award Boys - Xavier K 
• Sportsmanship Award Girls - Jade B
  
  

YSS students compete in Met West Tennis tournament

A team of Yeronga students competed as one of the top 8 schools from the Met West region of Brisbane in the Red Ball Tournament at the Queensland Tennis Centre on Friday, 8 November. 

Despite the tough competition on the day, all Yeronga students dug deep and did their school proud: 

• Dash W
• John H
• Alisa S
• Tristan H
• Emma G
• Arabella R
• Patrick D
• Ben H
• Henry L.

Congratulations to all students on your performances. 

RISE Holiday Camp

RISE Holiday Camp is on again from Monday 16 to Thursday 19 December 2019 AND Monday 20 to Thursday 23 January 2020. This is not just for the tennis lover, it caters for all primary school aged kids that love to move and be active. Register for a single day or a whole camp at https://www.rise.com.au/holiday-sports-camp. Please see the flyer attached for more details.